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bala {pi}


Pāḷi; √ bala
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alt. sp.: IPA: bələ, Velthuis: bala, readable: bala, simple: bala
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khmer: ពល
thai: พล
sinhal.: බල
burm.: ဗလ
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ATI Glossary

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Buddhist Dictionary

by late Ven. Nyanalokita Thera:

bala: 'powers'. Among various groups of powers the following five are most frequently met with in the texts:

Their particular aspect, distinguishing them from the corresponding 5 spiritual faculties (see indriya), is that they are unshakable by their opposites: (1) the power of faith is unshakable by faithlessness (unbelief); (2) energy, by laziness; (3) mindfulness, by forgetfulness; (4) concentration, by distractedness; (5) wisdom, by ignorance (see Paṭisambhidāmagga, Ñāṇa Kathā). They represent, therefore, the aspect of firmness in the spiritual faculties.

According to AN 5.15, the power (1) becomes manifest in the 4 qualities of the Stream-winner (see Sotāpannassa aṅgāni), (2) in the 4 right efforts (see padhāna), (3) in the 4 foundations of mindfulness (see Satipaṭṭhāna), (4) in the 4 absorptions (see jhāna), (5) in the (full comprehension of the) 4 Noble Truths (see sacca).

Cf. SN 48.43; SN 50 (Bala Saṁyuttā).

In AN 7.3, the powers of moral shame (see hiri) and moral dread (ottappa ) are added to the afore mentioned five Several other groups of 2 (see paṭisaṅkhāna-bala), 4, 5 and more powers are mentioned in the texts. - About the 10 powers of a Buddha, see dasa-bala.

 

PTS Dictionary

by the Pali Text Society:

 

Glossary Thanissaro

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Illustrated Glossary of Pāli Terms

by Ven. Varado Maha Thera:

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Glossary various Teacher

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See also

Suttas and Dhammadesanā

Bala: (the five strengths). See also Bodhi-pakkhiya-dhamma.

 

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